Class-12- -English -MCQ on Ideas that have Helped Mankind-31-50

 

Question 31.
The invention of ……………… was more important than domestication of animals.
(A) car
(B) fire
(C) agriculture
(D) None of these
Answer:
(C) agriculture

Question 32.
Civilization taught us —
(A) to be unlawful
(B) to be rude or cruel
(C) to be more friendly towards others
(D) None of these
Answer:
(C) to be more friendly towards others

Question 33.

………….. was also a commentator on a large variety of topics.
(A) Martin Luther King, Jr.
(B) Bertrant Russell
(C) Mahatma Gandhi
(D) Dr. Zakir Hussain
Answer:
(B) Bertrant Russell

Question 34.
In the last step was never taken.
(A) India
(B) Germany
(C) China
(D) France
Answer:
(C) China

Question 35.
would not help the corn to grow unless he was allowed to feast on the blood of children.
(A) Toloch
(B) Moloch
(C) Noloch
(D) None of these
Answer:
(B) Moloch

Question 36.
Who is the author of the prose piece, ‘Ideas That Have Helped mankind’ ?
(A) H.E. Bates
(B) Bertrand Russell
(C) Bertrand Russell
(D) Mahatma Gandhi
Answer:
(C) Bertrand Russell

Question 37.
For homo sapiens, survival was
(A) no problem
(B) pfoblem
(C) very easy
(D) easy
Answer:
(C) very easy

Question 38.
Who progressed in course of time ?
(A) animals
(B) birds
(C) humans
(D) country
Answer:
(C) humans

Question 39.

Ideas gave the way for
(A) molding
(B) development
(C) emotions
(D) duplicity
Answer:
(B) development

Question 40.
The two broad categories of idea that have helped mankind—
(A) concern & humanity
(B) knowledge & technique
(C) technique & skill
(D) imagination & knowledge
Answer:
(A) concern & humanity

Question 41.
Utilization of what thing became a milestone in human progress ?
(A) stone
(B) water
(C) fire
(D) cereals
Answer:
(C) fire

Question 42.
The word ‘pictorial’ was related to early man with
(A) reading
(B) cooking
(C) writing
(D) hunting
Answer:
(C) writing

Question 43.
What thought us to be more friendly towards one another ?
(A) attitude
(B) civilization
(C) peace
(D) progress
Answer:
(B) civilization

Question 44.
When was Bertrand Russell awarded with Nobel Prize in literature ?
(A) 1940
(B) 1970
(C) 1950
(D) 1960
Answer:
(C) 1950

Question 45.

Bertrand Russell belonged to
(A) Britain
(B) America
(C) Germany
(D) Italy
Answer:
(A) Britain

Question 46.
Long infancy was a biological advantage to
(A) animals
(B) birds
(C) mankind
(D) fishes
Answer:
(C) mankind

Question 47.
When was Bertrand Russell born ?
(A) 1862
(B) 1870
(C) 1875
(D) 1872
Answer:
(D) 1872

Question 48.

When did Russell die ?
(A) 1960
(B) 1990
(C) 1970
(D) 1980
Answer:
(C) 1970

Question 49.
The word ‘development’ is related to
(A) castal
(B) pace
(C) man
(D) idea
Answer:
(C) man